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Four Principles of Victory
Judges 6,7
Enemies – Error – Temptations – Sin – Trials – Death –
Four Principles of Victory
Israel did evil, and the Lord delivered them into the hands of Midian – 6:1
Israel was greatly impoverished by the Midianites – 6:6
Because they had not obeyed God – 6:10
God used Gideon and his army to deliver Israel – 6:11-7:25
Four Principles of Victory
Israel’s cry – 6:7 Gideon’s vision – 6:11,12 Gideon’s doubt – 6:13-15 God’s assurance – 6:16-
24 Gideon’s destruction of
his father’s altar to Baal and his image – 6:25-32
Gideon’s signs – 6:33-40
#1 Look to GodJudges 6:7-40
Abraham – Genesis 22:8; Romans 4:20,21
David – 1 Samuel 17 Joshua and Caleb –
Numbers 13:30; 14:8,9 Hezekiah –
2 Chronicles 32:20-22
Paul – Romans 8:31, 35-39; Philippians 4:13
#1 Look to GodJudges 6:7-40
Gideon called a mighty man of valor – (6:12)
The Lord promised to be with Gideon – (6:16)
The Lord tells Gideon - “do not fear” – (6:16,23)
The Lord tells Gideon to send away those who are afraid – (7:3)
#2 Take CourageJudges 6:12-7:3
It takes courage to serve the Lord – (365 times told not to fear)- (Joshua 1:6,7; 1 Cor. 6:13)
Fear sets you up for failure – (Matthew 25:25)
Fear holds you back from serving God – (teaching, praying, giving, singing, loving, etc. – (Luke 12:4)
Fear keeps people in their sins – (Genesis 3:8-10)
#2 Take CourageJudges 6:12-7:3
Psalm 27:1 “A Psalm of David.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be
afraid?”
#2 Take CourageJudges 6:12-7:3
2 Timothy 1:7 “ For God has not given us a spirit
of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
#2 Take CourageJudges 6:12-7:3
10,000 men were left, but that was still too many – (7:4)
God administered a test to reduce the number even further, dividing them into two categories – (7:4-6)
God chose the 300 who lapped water putting their hands to their mouths – (their heads were still up) – (7:6)
#3 Be VigilantJudges 7:4-8
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” – (1 Peter 5:8)
God still uses the courageous and wise – (Ephesians 6:10-18)
You may not know when you are being tested – (Job 1:12)
God sees the small stuff – (Luke 16:10)
#3 Be VigilantJudges 7:4-8
God told Gideon to go down against the camp of the Midianites – (7:9)
God gave Gideon what he needed to be confident in His instructions – (7:10-15)
Gideon’s army followed the instructions given to them – every man stood in his place – (7:16-21)
They were victorious – (7:21)
#4 ObedienceJudges 7:9—22
God has revealed to us what He wants – (2 Timothy 3:16,17)
God has given everything we need to have complete confidence – (John 20:30,31; Romans 10:17; 1 Cor. 10:13)
We need “every man” to stand in his place, humbly serving God –(Ephesians 4:16)
Victory – (2 Cor. 10:3-6; 1 Cor. 15:58; Revelation 2:10)
#4 ObedienceJudges 7:9—22
Look to God – Take Courage– Be Vigilant – Be Obedient -
Four Principles of Victory